diff --git a/layouts/partials/author.html b/layouts/partials/author.html
index 50bc2cc3..c544a2fd 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/author.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/author.html
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 {{ $disableImageOptimization := .Site.Params.disableImageOptimization | default false }}
 <div class="flex author">
   {{ with .Site.Author.image }}
-    {{ $authorImage := resources.Get . }}
+    {{ $authorImage := "" }}
+    {{ if or (strings.HasPrefix . "http:") (strings.HasPrefix . "https:") }}
+      {{ $authorImage = resources.GetRemote . }}
+    {{ else }}
+      {{ $authorImage = resources.Get . }}
+    {{ end }}
     {{ if $authorImage }}
       {{ if not $disableImageOptimization }}
         {{ $authorImage = $authorImage.Fill "192x192" }}
@@ -31,4 +36,4 @@
     {{ end }}
     <div class="text-2xl sm:text-lg">{{ partialCached "author-links.html" . }}</div>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/translations.html b/layouts/partials/translations.html
index 3a67e6a9..e09ffb38 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/translations.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/translations.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="absolute menuhide">
-    <div class="pt-2 p-5 mt-2 rounded-xl shadow-2xl">
+    <div class="pt-2 p-5 mt-2 rounded-xl backdrop-blur shadow-2xl">
       <div class="flex flex-col space-y-3">
         {{ range .AllTranslations }}
         <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="flex items-center">